OUTLOOK 2021 Iran By bne IntelIiNews January 30, 2021 POLITICAL No-one ever expected a smooth transition from Donald Trump’s abandonment of the 2015 nuclear deal to Joe Biden re-embracing it. Neither Iran nor the US can afford to lose too much face in dealing with the other, domestic and international politics on both sides have long seen to that. Thus the current jockeying for position and leverage seen coming from Tehran and Washington. Drop the Trump sanctions and we’ll quickly get back to full compliance with the nuclear deal, says Iran. Get back to full compliance and we’ll drop the sanctions and re-enter the nuclear deal, says the US.